The green paddy fields, <br />In the hearts of eves <br />Are divine secrets. <br /> <br /> ******** <br /> <br />In the fields of saffron, <br />The laboring women <br />How pale and consumptive look. <br /> <br /> ******** <br /> <br />Why does the decaying belle <br />Bring a garland <br />Needling fresh flowers? <br /> <br /> ******** <br /> <br />In the dreadful jungle of the night, <br />A frail, thin line of the light <br />Or smiles of jet black women. <br /> <br /> ******** <br /> <br />On the sand of the shore, <br />Basking in the sun <br />There are dreamy and drowsy belles. <br /> <br /> <br />(1986, Translated from Urdu into English by Dr.M.Q. Khan, India)<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/haikus-the-women/
